Riga vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1135
$1173
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2798
$2837
🏠 One person rent
$549
$526
🏘️ Family rent
$919
$901
🍽️ Food expenses
$385
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.4
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1220
$1651
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
61
73
😀 Quality of life
79
89
🏙️ Population
606K
1.96M

The cost of living in Riga is 3% less expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 4604th and 4509th ($1135 vs $1173) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 30th in Latvia and Japan, respectively. Check Latvia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Riga compared to 1.4 months in Sapporo. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Sapporo ranked 9th in Japan, while ranked 535th and 170th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riga vs Sapporo

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Riga Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.68
$9.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.8
$26.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.58
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$3.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.65
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$485
$433
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$885
$714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$549
$537
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$288
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.7
$41.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.14%
1.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2627
$2557
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1636
$1835
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.61
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$8.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.84
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$8.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$3.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.71
$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.4
$7.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.04
$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.5
$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.7
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.1
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$464
$264
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13518
$10328

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1362
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1088
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$827
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$860
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$927
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$827
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$985
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$877
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$893
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$982
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1080
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$909
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$928
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$864
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$976
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$831
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$835
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1163
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1080
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$981
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1303
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$922
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$461
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1335
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1194
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$920
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1028
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$622
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1438
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$906
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1345
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$814
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1825
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1907
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1013
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1257

Cities near Sapporo

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1050
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1052
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1048
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1050
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1046
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1043
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1033
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1003
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1056
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$958
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$1058
77 km or 48 mi Date
$1062
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$1069
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$953
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$929
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$959
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$943
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1034
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$1086
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$1086
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$986
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$999
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$1125
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$994
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$947
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$1090
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$955
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$992
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$967
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1164
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$973
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$972
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1093
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1085
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1085
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1090
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1081
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1111
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1106
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1117